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Finding Full Text

Some articles will be available in fulltext, attached to the record in the database.  If the fulltext isn't there, use the "Find It @ HSU" button to see if the article is in another database that we have. 

If the fulltext is not available, we may have the article in a print journal.  The "Find It" button will show this, also.  If we do not have the article in any format, you may request it on interlibrary loan and will receive an electronic copy in about one week. 

Using Citations

Citation searching is a strategy for collecting relevant sources on your topic.

Say you have found an important, scholarly article on your topic. Before he wrote the article, the author went through a research process that was likely very similar to the one you are going through right now. He found a number of good articles on his topic, and then he created a References list. That References list is like a trail of breadcrumbs that you can follow back to more important, scholarly articles on your topic.

Always look at the References list at the end of each article you find, to see if any of the listed sources might be useful!

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